An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior HR Officer to join a niche manufacturing organisation who are currently in a period of growth. The Senior HR Officer will be responsible for the following: *Managing absence for areas including short term/long term, supporting employees and facilitating regular reviews. *Act as the main point of contact for HR Manager, ensuring key deliverables reported out for the business. *Coach and mentor direct reports *Actively lead key projects assigned across the HR function in line with the departmental and business strategy. *Investigate absence reduction initiatives, working with occupational health *Monitor headcount, turnover and absence trends across area. *Completion of onboarding and offboarding programmes. *Co-responsible for compliance with the unions in the company by supporting the plant team on employment law issues plus continually strives for compliance. *Supports annual performance review process *Supporting across learning and development opportunities within area and co-ordinate to ensure aligned to L&D strategy for plant. *Working with Training team to ensure training plans aligned to operations. The Senior HR Officer will be CIPD Level 5 qualified and have worked in a manufacturing environment. Further to this the Senior HR Officer should have demonstrable experience of enforcing HR best practices along with driving absence initiatives. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also a must have. If you believe you have the required skills and experience and are seeking a new opportunity then please apply now!